Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse inYork inYork PUBLISHED 16 JUL 2024

An exciting opportunity has risen for a dynamic, self-motivated Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, to work on the Acute Medical Unit.

AMU is a fast paced unit which provides first class care for patients with various medical conditions at York Hospital, within York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will join a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team providing high quality expert services.

We are looking for a dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic individual with the ability to enable and empower their team. Strong leadership and performance management is an integral aspect of this role, with patient safety and patient experience underpinning all aspects of the unit running efficiently and effectively.


Responsibilities


You will be responsible for supporting the Band 7, and to provide management support for the Acute Medical Unit, which entails managing the Nursing team. This includes, but not limited to:

• Allocation of staff to teams, and ensuring they are working within their level of competence
• Working alongside Doctors, to ensure patients receive appropriate care
• Liaising with the operational team, to ensure timely transfer of patients out of the unit to appropriate ward areas
• Taking charge in challenging circumstances within the unit and ensuring that support is given to junior colleagues at all times
• Assisting the Band 7 to ensure appraisals, mandatory training and competency assessments for all nursing staff are kept up to date
  
  

Overall, the focus of this role is to ensure the unit is safe and functional at all times.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
  
  

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Damilola Oparemi Job title: Ward Sister Email address: Telephone number: